<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Eat plenty fruits & vegetables. Keep protein consumption low. (He said cows grow big & strong without eating meat! LOL!) Because of the private responses of several list members, I think I may have misrepresented Dr. Fine in my previous post. I feel like I need to clarify this. When Dr. Fine made the cow statement, he was not recommending that we eat like cows to grow big & strong. He meant it as a kind of a joke, not a scientific argument to support his recommendations. He has a cute sense of humor. I have no doubt that Dr. Fine well knows the difference in the bovine digestive system and the human system; bovine nutritional needs & human nutritional needs. I apologize to any who may have been confused by this. ~Valerie in Tacoma, WA